##li silver medal for this rescue . papa st ##our ' s most recent ship ##wr ##eck occurred on 9 december 1977 when the aberdeen tr ##aw ##ler eli ##nor viking a2 ##7 ##8 , skipper alec fl ##ett , founder ##ed on the ve sk ##er ##ries . the ai ##th lifeboat came to the scene but was unable to get near enough to rescue the crew because of the sea conditions . at the request of alec webster , coast ##guard station officer , le ##r ##wick , a volunteer crew in a british airways si ##kor ##sky s ##6 ##1 ##n helicopter from sum ##burgh airport was scrambled . they managed to win ##ch all the boat ' s crew to safety within hours of
##li silver medal for this rescue. papa stour's most recent shipwreck occurred on 9 december 1977 when the aberdeen trawler elinor viking a278, skipper alec flett, foundered on the ve skerries. the aith lifeboat came to the scene but was unable to get near enough to rescue the crew because of the sea conditions. at the request of alec webster, coastguard station officer, lerwick, a volunteer crew in a british airways sikorsky s61n helicopter from sumburgh airport was scrambled. they managed to winch all the boat's crew to safety within hours of